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Novel Prostate Cancer Treatment, Pioneered at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI)

Posted on September 18, 2008

memekodeA promising novel therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer is being pioneered in development and commercialization by scientists at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) in Toronto.The said treatment is called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided transurethral ultrasound - a treatment that utilizes heat from focused ultrasound to treat cancer in the prostate gland precisely while sparing the delicate noncancerous tissues around the prostate essential for healthy urinary, bowel and sexual function.Sunnybrook researchers Dr. Michael Bronskill and Dr. Rajiv Chopra have licensed th...

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